NFL Considering Making Extra Point 42 Yard Kick

The extra point in the NFL is a given, a virtual statistical certainty. As such, the NFL is considering methods to liven up the point attempt, and one method could involve moving the spot of the attempt all the way back to the 25-yard line.

In January, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell began hinting that the days of the extra point as we know it are numbered, in large part because the conversion rate is a staggering 99.6 percent. “Are there any plays in the game that really are not consequential?” Goodell said at the time. “You want to add excitement with every play.”